Azé, Saône-et-Loire

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Azé

(2022–2026) Serge Thirard^[1]Area

14.97 km² (5.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,079 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71016 /71260

Elevation220–550 m (720–1,800 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Azé (French pronunciation: [aze]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Geography

The commune lies in the south of the department near Mâcon.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	548	—
1975	553	+0.13%
1982	649	+2.31%
1990	807	+2.76%
1999	940	+1.71%
2009	1,034	+0.96%
2014	1,015	−0.37%
2020	1,083	+1.09%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE